TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Ports Authority here is on red alert 24/7 following reports of bomb threats relayed to them by the Philippine Coast Guard on Friday, according to PPA manager James Gantalao.

“We did not take (it) for granted,” he told the media during the launch of the information kiosk at the PPA yesterday by Philippine Information Agency.

He said the PPA is tapping other law enforcement agencies to monitor movements of suspicious individuals.

The security threat, which was received by PPA Tubigon through manager Yolando Ponce from PCG of Leyte, came Bohol is set to host, for the second time, the conference of ministers and senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sometime in April.

The first one, mostly attended by ASEAN senior officials, was in June 2014, wherein Panglao town was chosen the venue, particularly the posh South Palms resort.

Security measures are one of the main concerns for the ASEAN conference in the province.

Gantalao said all ports in the province have been placed on red alert because of the threats received by authorities in the form of a text message.

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